turns off
Example Sentences
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The company, for instance, can pinpoint the location of a ship that turns off its GPS transponder—if it uses its navigation radar.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
My sister who holds greater willpower than any of us, said she limits herself to “X minutes a day,” then turns off her phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
However, “If AI compresses those margins even modestly, the equity math changes violently. A few turns off the multiple at elevated starting valuations is not a trim. It is an amputation,” Innes said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
Journalist Ash Parrish, of tech website The Verge, tells Newsbeat the game "turns off your brain and turns on the fun".
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
He turns off the light on the nightstand and crosses the room in the dim glow of the plastic galaxy glued overhead.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
